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Choosing minimum record fields for a collection
How a small museum team can agree on the smallest set of fields every object record must contain, and keep it usable.
Curatorial Resources
Curatorial Resources is a working guide for museum professionals who manage collections, plan exhibitions and draw on institutional archives. Each piece offers concrete questions, documented practices and pointers to authoritative guidance rather than historical claims about any organisation.
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Inventory and catalogue records: what is the difference
Distinguish basic inventory records from fuller catalogue records to plan documentation workflows that meet stewardship needs.
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Writing condition reports others can reuse
A practical guide to writing condition reports that stay readable and useful years later, with consistent vocabulary and structure.
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Preparing collection data for a system migration
A practical pre-migration audit for collection records: field mapping, vocabulary control, duplicate checks, and validation before data moves.
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Incoming loan checklist before objects arrive
Confirm facility, packing, condition and documentation details before an incoming loan reaches your loading dock.
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Exhibitions
Planning, interpretation and workflow decisions behind exhibitions of different scales.
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Drafting an exhibition brief that guides decisions
A strong exhibition brief aligns curators, designers, and educators. Learn what it should contain to keep choices coherent from concept to opening.
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Writing interpretive labels in plain language
How to write gallery labels that stay clear, accurate, and respectful of subject matter, with a practical test and revision checklist for curators.
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Setting object selection criteria for a show
A practical method for choosing objects that carry an exhibition argument, with criteria, a decision checklist, and ways to document the reasoning.
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